In the tradition of solid-state drives based on QLC NAND memory, TeamGroup’s T-Force Cardea Zero Z44Q (starts at $269.99 for 2TB as tested; $599.99 for 4TB) offers high capacity and good value for its price, but low write-life durability and unremarkable speed scores. Like some other TeamGroup drives, the Z44Q includes twin heat-dissipation solutions for laptops and desktops. In our tests, it nearly matched its rated sequential-read and -write speeds, and it delivered good 4K read results. But otherwise, its test results tended to trail the pack for its class of SSD.
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